ABSTRACT

Designed to serve as a comprehensive, primary text for research methods courses in advertising and/or public relations programs, this book concentrates on the uses and applications of research in advertising and public relations situations. The authors' goal is to provide the information needed by future practitioners to commission and apply research to their work problems in advertising and public relations.

part |2 pages

Part I. Introduction to Advertising and Public Relations Research

chapter 2|6 pages

Some Research Definitions

chapter 3|7 pages

Planning and Using Research

chapter 4|6 pages

Designing Research

part |2 pages

Part II. Secondary Research in Advertising and Public Relations

chapter 5|7 pages

Introduction to Secondary Research

chapter 6|8 pages

Syndicated Research

chapter 7|10 pages

Online Resources

chapter 8|7 pages

Other Useful Resources

part |2 pages

Part III. Primary Research in Advertising And Public Relations: Qualitative Research

chapter 9|5 pages

Uses of Qualitative Research

chapter 10|8 pages

Focus Groups

chapter 11|7 pages

Content Analysis

chapter 12|8 pages

In-depth Interviews

chapter 13|6 pages

Other Qualitative Methods

chapter 15|7 pages

Handling Qualitative Findings

part |2 pages

Part IV. Primary Research in Advertising and Public Relations: Quantitative Research

chapter 16|17 pages

Empirical Research: Survey Research

chapter 17|19 pages

Sampling

chapter 18|18 pages

Measuring Instruments

chapter 19|12 pages

Question Wording

chapter 20|7 pages

Interviewer Training

chapter 21|7 pages

Obtaining Accurate Responses

chapter 22|10 pages

Data Tabulation

chapter 23|8 pages

Applications of Quantitative Research

chapter 24|11 pages

Experimental Research

chapter 25|12 pages

Experimental Approaches

chapter 26|7 pages

Quasi-Experimental Research

part |2 pages

Part V. Primary Research in Advertising and Public Relations: Other Research Methods

part |2 pages

Part VI. Advertising and Public Relations Research Data Analysis

chapter 29|7 pages

Handling Data

chapter 30|11 pages

Scaling Techniques

chapter 31|6 pages

Mapping Techniques

chapter 32|11 pages

Statistics

chapter 33|19 pages

Statistical Analytic Tools

part |2 pages

Part VII. Practical Aspects of Advertising and Public Relations Research

chapter 34|10 pages

Who Should Conduct Research?

chapter 36|5 pages

The Research Report

chapter 37|10 pages

Ethics in Research